tracing paper

American  

noun

1. a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.

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tracing paper British  

noun

1. strong transparent paper used for tracing

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Etymology

Origin of tracing paper

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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tracing paper

Gently tape down the paper and slide a sheet of tracing paper between the design and the board.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

Then, I print that out, and I use a Micron pen and tracing paper, and I draw in my own hand all of the little happy faces and squirrels and skulls.

From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2018

They’re buttery and delicate, cooked until brown blisters rise and fall across their surface, thin as tracing paper but sturdy enough to support the generous portion of meat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2018

She noted that Ms. Plath’s mother, Aurelia, kept everything of her daughter’s, even crumpled bits of tracing paper that Sylvia scribbled on as a child, giving scholars unusual access to her material world.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2018

I held my tracing paper down and tried to trace the line of lower Manhattan.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini